I think one of the most important scenes in Ferris Bueller's Day Off was probably the one where Cameron, (the friend whose so uptight that 'if you stuck a coal up his ass, in two weeks you'd have a diamond') expresses his real feelings for the way that his father treats him. After borrowing the limited edition Ferrari of his fathers and finding out that putting it into reverse won't hide it, he goes crazy. He starts kicking, denting, and yelling at the car in rage about the lack of love his father provides in the home. After cooling down for awhile Cameron decides that he will confront his father with the issues and leans forward on the car in exhaustion. This was not a good idea. The car, still being in reverse, swings backwards and out of the glass garage's rear wall. During this scene John Hughes really takes a moment in the film to recognize that the life of a teenager is not always as enjoyable as the rest of the movie makes it look. There are a few close-ups matched with some panning and one great long-shot as the Ferrari shoots out of the house and lands on a forest-y and steep hill.
My favorite part in the movie is definitely the parade scene, and I think a lot of people could agree. At this part, we see Ferris' at his craziest as he climbs aboard a parade float and sings Wayne Newton's Danke Schoen and The Beatles' Twist and Shout. It's a very high energy moment and makes me wish that I was cool enough to do the same.
This pretty much goes without saying, but I love John Hughes. If I had to choose a time to live in, the 80's is probably it and I can thank John Hughes for that. All of the movies that we watched are classics in my heart and I know that I will be revisiting them many more times in the future.
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